ADJ

big, high, huge, large, long
little, low, small
circular, rectangular, round, square
drop-leaf, fold-away, folding, trestle
We arranged the party food on a trestle table in the garden
baize-covered, glass-topped, white-clothed, white-napped
glass, plastic, wooden
polished, scrubbed
ramshackle, rickety, rough
empty
We found an empty table at the back of the restaurant
bare
corner, window
We'll take the corner table near the bar, please
dining (room), kitchen
She often does her homework at the kitchen table
breakfast, dinner, lunch
We never discuss politics at the breakfast table
conference, negotiating
They spent hours around the negotiating table
billiard, ping-pong, pool, snooker, table-tennis
makeshift
We turned the box upside down and used it as a makeshift table

VERB + TABLE

sit around/round, sit (down) at
They were all five of them sitting round the kitchen table
get up from, leave
He left the table in a hurry
lay, set
Please lay the table for six
clear
You clear the table and I'll wash the dishes
book, reserve
We booked a table in our favourite restaurant for 8 p.m

TABLE + NOUN

decorations
edge

PREP

across the ~
She leaned across the table towards him
around/round the ~
We gathered round the table to hear his news
at the ~
to sit down at the table
on the ~
She put the vase on the table
over the ~
They flirted over the dinner table
under the ~
The potato rolled under the table

PHRASES

the centre/middle of the table, the edge/end/head of the table
My father always sits at the head of the table
a round table discussion/meeting, round table talks
All parties took part in the round table discussions on the peace process

ADJ

statistical
league
The league table shows the Danish team in first place with eight points

VERB + TABLE

compile, draw (up)
see
See Table XII for population figures

TABLE + VERB

show sth

PREP

in a/the ~
He showed the price fluctuations in a statistical table. United are second in the table

PHRASES

the bottom/top of the table, mid-table
The team will be lucky to finish the season mid-table